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Social Worker (BA/BSW) FT McAllen

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Position Summary

The Social Worker performs all functions with respect for the patient’s specific age and needs. The Social Worker performs a complete psychosocial assessment of the patient and makes recommendations to the health care team.

Qualifications

1. Experience in health care or psychiatric setting preferred.

2. Bilingual preferred (Spanish).

3. Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS’s Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer.

Education / Licensure

  • 1. Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
  • 2. Licensed in the State of Texas (LBSW; LBSW-ACP)

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Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient carePsychiatric careDocumentation

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 32% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $79k (middle half $70k–$83k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Texas415 active6,494 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 32% no call · 84% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Social Worker Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs · 23 employers
5
<$70k
8
$70k-90k
9
$90k-110k
8
$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
32%
CME allowance
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Remote)Contract

Adjuvant Behavior Health · Austin, Texas

$60-$62/hr
#2

Remote-Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Adjuvant Behavior Health · Dallas, Texas

$60-$62/hr
#3

School Therapist/Licensed Clinical Social Worker

$58-$61/hr
#4

LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

$73k-$126k
+ 30 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.7this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,499 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in McAllen

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$213k
Typical market rent
$1,300/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.